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The season is ending curiously for both these clubs. Tottenham cannot now finish in the top four, but should still reach the Europa League and cannot have expected more after sacking André Villas-Boas in December and replacing him with a relative novice. Four consecutive defeats have led West Ham fans to call for Sam Allardyce to go, but they were happy enough after four wins in a row in February. Paul Chronnell Kick-off Saturday 12.45pm Continue reading…

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The 2012-13 accounts of all 20 top-flight clubs and what the figures say about their health Wages of players and staff now hits record £1.8bn Financial figures for 2012-13, for the 20 clubs in the Premier League during 2012-13. All details from the published annual reports at Companies House. Net debt is as stated in the accounts; debts minus cash held at the bank. The separate categories of turnover are rounded down or up…

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All the best images from around the grounds , starting off on Saturday at St Mary’s, where Everton were looking for three points to keep their Champions League aspirations alive Continue reading…

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Arsène Wenger chasing sweet revenge over José Mourinho, plus Andy Carroll, Michu and Stephen Ireland back in action 1) Wenger seeking revenge in 1,000th game Should Arsène Wenger still be smarting from the barbed “specialist in failure” comments that José Mourinho directed at him earlier in the season, then there would be no better revenge than a victory at Stamford Bridge in his 1,000th game in charge. Even better for Wenger, a win …

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• Arsenal sign Kim Kallstrom on loan from Spartak Moscow • Crystal Palace bring in five players including Tom Ince Arsenal Ins Kim Kallstrom (Spartak Moscow, loan) Outs Nico Yennaris (Brentford, undisc), Chuba Akpom (Brentford, loan), Anthony Jeffrey (Wycombe, free ), Benik Afobe (Sheff Weds, loan), Emmanuel Frimpong (Barnsley, undisc), Billy Clifford (Colchester, loan), Park Chu-young (Watford, loan) Arsène Wenger’s interest in Julian Draxler raised hopes of a pulse-quickening deal but Schalke’s…

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Tottenham caretaker manager Tim Sherwood says the team are hugely disappointed after their 2-1 loss to West Ham

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• Manager expects testing Capital One Cup quarter-final • Injuries, suspensions and lack of goals concern Allardyce Sam Allardyce says he has enough to worry about with his own injury-hit West Ham United side rather than wonder what Tottenham Hotspur might do after the sacking of André Villas-Boas , before Wednesday’s Capital One Cup quarter-final. Tim Sherwood has been placed in interim charge at White Hart Lane after the north London club …

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Howard Hill, Richard Forrest and Lee Stewart plead guilty to unlawfully obtaining phone records of east London club’s executives Three men, including an investigator who worked for a company hired by Tottenham Hotspur during a bitterly contested battle for tenancy of the Olympic Stadium, have pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining the phone records and bank statements of West Ham vice-chair Karren Brady and others. Howard Hill, who resigned as a partner from…

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